The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-10-20
ALL MEN !DITOHs.

} "nieronymous Crank" In Memphis Time.
have never yet diSC0ycrCi tho ma
, VINO would acknowledge .an thinn pl..
ne might confess that he had mistake,
MS calllng IN becoming o minister; H.
might say that he WAS never built fn,
iaWyo or, or that medicine was not to h,
taste; he might own up that he cuul
not run SAW mill, locomotive,
school, hotel, n steamboat or u 3aloo,.
pnt never admit thai he could no! mai.
newspaper howlinm success.
discovered this Psychological! fac
several years ago When friend of min,
took trip to Europe and asked mo :,
1un his paper for him whilo he WA,
away. Now, if there was any one thin
That thought conli do thVn, it was f.
"noHct newspaper; SO | promptly
, h"ce!Ha TO his request and MS installed
~ fd't1r. L d"terlnined in the first
p'Ac4 th~t | would sound public senli,
NET aud find out accurately what nv
teaVrts wanted. Here arc q fow of their
Opil'ions:
"Yonr editorials arc too long. P,.op}e
9on road anything lorgct than fifteen
llhee Enwadsys. Thoy Believe in parn-
graphs" y" i'''
:, ."hJ uoh you give us SOuC ed
ltorlals' Those short comments n,c not
subject" '' " ''' INC" VI
"You ought to give more personal and
society news. Surely the movement. of
respectable people aro Of much more
=! Importance taan the records of the DO
lice court" ~
"What makes you fill yourpaper with
mll ti,ls Slu6h? No one cares 10 read
thut kind Of stuff"
=, ~ can't see why you fill your paper
WITH 30 much trivial local news when 20
clsewhore." t'0'
"for goodness sake give usa rest ON
liie l"toign rcwH, Nobody hero cares
Tha1 t'io royal Idiots are doing in Eu4-
"Why don't you cater moro 10 r.n
lAal}S? They arc thc greatest uuwsponcr
them entirely"
t,s' "HooA &C" I,1s here! You are m9kinga q his
ms soon os YOU quit publishing th;s
internal base bali news you cAn ry:.LN
my subscription.
"Whnt's the mater with y'nr IN2s>
row? 1t has no n"so bah news u e..
That's tho only department ! rcU", }li
II Iou can't give lh morG thou y"u 40.
"hy. you c.,! stop ny rapC"
"Inn could greatly lmHrrV@ ,,,,'w
paper by pUhIi"lMuH "gl!c' :. Of t:-o Lev
humorista OccnsiOIaiiY."
81 cant und"rst.IlI wh.i yCu stuff your
columns with 'hn sdltbcd humoy &C Ia,
Nle, lob BurdrttN aLu the iu!uy
papers. No ono Wanj@ 10 road tiit.t hInt
of stuff:
"Wcil, sec you arc publishing rod
hot prohibition paper nov. 4"H N.N
make great many enemies by Cmhrd,s-
ing th0t folly"
81 hear a S"oI many oumplnr3tH
among promDitiOnl-t8o ci'c !aE'""ttl.
ntS" 0f tho paper. They EaT tH.t y"u
lnVo gone back on the c!,iau.
There Is ono ihnG In@tlr.t IN TU'"
p.,"T. 1on "r4 not "pl34 ai.i l'2 ."':a:l
enough. le"pl" want 1>rS"nai'i > .".'.
n'dGl6. 1hGy want to - Stl"ok up.
"1ou ought not ~ }1dnI&> 80 Iuu,'h
IN personalities. HlnlhtAIn lUiGI'J
tone, and arold GhJthinB l.k1 Hr2. =:
malice.
I'll tho paper had more sporting news
IL it and fewer religious notcF, it wortld
be moro popular"
''Ruhgious people complnin " gree"
deal nOOut you filling your paper wish
rJOrting ncwa, and ncgicctimg tIU affair."
y tie church"
Such was tho advice | cot. II WAS
plain That IN order TO satisfy every body
l mad 20 doublo the 6izo of th" paper OF
discontinue lt3 publication entirely. /
7 r. ucludod fo e6r,,t tbO o1viC, in aor
ti .,u h,o,no hy +,r,,o r,,,tu,ul, ;,